It eventually led to the early
retirement of Superintendent Linda
Weber and one of the things the new
superintendent had to do was bring
healing to the district.
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News 7's Justin McLeod sat down
with Lorraine Lange to see how she did
it. Justin, did it work?

Natasha, everyone I talked to
gives Lange high marks for bringing the
school system together.
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*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com A good example is shortly after
becoming Superintendent, she held a
series of meetings to hear the concerns
of parents and teachers.

Lange called it "the listening

tour."
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*CG locator Roanoke Co.
File Tape One thing she heard over and over
again is the need for upgraded
facilities.

To address it, the school system
will totally renovate Northside High
School from top to bottom.

The project will cost 24 million
dollars and you can see in these artist
renditions exactly what Northside will
look like once it's finished in about
two years.
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INQ=We're really

*CG 2line Lorraine Lange
Roanoke Co. School Superintendent LORRAINE LANGE/ROANOKE CO. SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT: WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
WE WILL START ON NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL ENDS AND WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A STATE OF THE ART
FACILITY AT NORTHSIDE.
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OQ=facility at northside

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Lange realizes many of the
district's schools need a facelift but
says it will take years because of the
costs involved.
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Other issues that came up during
those community meetings include the
need for more school nurses, and
especially teachers.
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Members of Roanoke City Council
and the School Board met today for the
first time since Thompson's departure.

Council member Brian Wishneff
said it was a mistake to hire Thompson
in the first place. And he argued that
Roanoke schools are losing ground to
other urban school districts.
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INQ=For a year or two now

*CG 2line Brian Wishneff
Roanoke City Council BRIAN WISHNEFF/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL:
:00 FOR A YEAR OR TWO NOW, RICHMOND NORFOLK
ALLOF THOSE PLACES HAVE 100 PERCENT OR
CLOSE TO 100 PERCENT OF THEIR SCHOOLS
CERTIFIED AND HAVE PASSED, AND SO TO ME
IT'S A SHAME WHAT WE HAVE ALLOWED TO
HAPPEN.
*CG 2line David Carson

Roanoke City School Board Chairman DAVID CARSON/ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD:
:19 I THINK WE'VE MADE GAINS. WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE MAKING GAINS, AND BACKBITING
AND ATTACKING AND BACKWARDS LOOKING
ISN'T GOING TO DO THAT FOR US.
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Other members of city council
came to the school board's defense,
praising the way members handled
Thompson's exit, and affirming their
support for the board's leadership of
the school system.
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That's because it's the one place
on campus to see the outpouring of love
and support for the University from
around the world.

The building is filled wall to
wall with cards, flowers, banners and

well wishes.

The mail room can't keep up with
the volume of packages coming in.

Hundreds of items are arriving
daily and the University hopes to
display as much as possible before
commencement.
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INQ=We'll be archiving

*CG 2line Steven Estrada

STEVEN ESTRADA: 37:13:00 WE'LL BE
ARCHIVING EVERYTHING THAT'S COME IN FOR
ALL THE YEARS TO COME. YOU COULD LOOK
UP HOPEFULLY IN A DATABASE TO SEE FROM
WHATEVER HIGH SCHOOL TO WHATEVER
COLLEGE HAS SENT SOMETHING IN AND WHAT
IT WAS AS WELL. :28
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OQ=as well.

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Squires extended its hours this
week so graduating students, their
families and returning alumni can visit
the building.
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coming out of Roanoke but we're talking
home sales with these stats... despite
nationwide trends the area's real
estate market is holding its own.

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VO-NAT The numbers tell the story.

11 hundred-33 homes sold January

through March. That's 58 more than the
same period last year.

And the average price is is also
up a little .. to 202-thousand dollars
this year. That's 1-point-7 per cent
higher than in 2006.

Realtors say there's one reason
in particular the Roanoke Valley is
bucking the trend.
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*CG 2line Kelly Scott
Realtor 10:07:34-45

KELLY SCOTT, REALTOR

BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD THOSE SPIKES IN
LIST PRICES, OTHER PLACES IN OTHER
MARKETS THAT WOULD BUY A HOME IN 05,
AND WOULD TURN AROUND AND SELL IT IN 06
FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR PROFIT..
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And overall, a buyer's typical
request????..... three bedrooms, two
bathrooms, with modern or updated
features in the kitchen and
bathrooms.....
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*CG locator Roanoke

*CG 2line Amber Kingery & Josh Repass
Buying their First Home
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*CG 2line Kelly Scott
Realtor
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2:19:02-04 THIS IS GREAT, LOOK, HOW
CUTE!!!!!
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Meet 19-year-old Amber Kingery and
21-year-old Josh Repass
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20:07:20-26

WE'RE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS, LOOKIN FOR
SOMETHING WE CAN PROBABLY STAY IN FOR
AWHILE.....
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And at a price they can
afford....something under 200,000
dollars...
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2:11:41-45 WE DON'T WANT TO PUT
OURSELVES IN THE POSITION OF HAVIN THTE
HOUSE BUT NO MONEY TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.
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So what are they looking for the most?
In we go, to check out the first
house on the list.....(theres vidoe of
them walking in from both angles,
2:12:11 and 2:13:33)
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2:14:10-14 I LIKE THE COLORS, I LIKE

THE CROWN MOULDING.....
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There are plenty of likes.....and
dislikes...
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2:15:57-08 THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SIZE
ROOM BUT PROBABLY THE CLOSET SPACE,
IT'S AN OLD HOUSE, TINY CLOSET..THAT
WOULD BE MY SHOE AND PURSE CLOSET
MAYBE.
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Moving into one of the oh so
important buzz rooms...the master
bath...
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2:17:01-05

LOOK AT THIS, (SHE TURNS ON THE WATER)
THIS IS MY KIND OF BATHTUB!!!!
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10:09:29-32

KITCHENS AND BATHS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
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And at the next house, look where we
find ourselves....that other
dealbreaker room....the kitchen.
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2:19:40-43 NOT TOO MUCH COUNTERSPACE,
WHAT WOULD GO RIGHT HERE?

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And back to baths, the clawfoot tub
wins points with Amber, but the amount
of work needed turns Josh off, so we
move on to house number three...
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2:27:22-24 HER KNOCKING ON THE WALL IN
THE BASEMENT
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Almost immediately the couple
decides this house won't work.

So at the end of the
day.........with no love it gotta have
it attitude...how's the couple
feeling...???
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2:28:52-05

UH, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
KEEP LOOKING...I LIKED ONE OF THE
HOUSES A LOT, BUT FOR OUR FIRST HOUSE
IT'S PORBALBY TOO MUCH WORK, AT LEAST
THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS, I DON'T THINK
ANYTHING'S TOO MUCH WORK

ACC golf championship back on April
21st - part on their skill and more on
their emotions just five days after the
shootings on campus.
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*CG locator New London, NC
April 21st - ACC Tourney The share of the ACC title with
the other Tech from Georgia was
satisfiying, but the Hokies had to wait
until tonight to find out whether or
not they were worthy of an NCAA invite.

Well, earlier this evening Tech
got an at large bid to the NCAA Men's
Golf Championship's East Regional that
will be played in Alpharetta, Georgia.
The Hokies will be the 16th seed in the
event.

NASCAR's Nextel Cup cars have all
displayed a Virginia Tech logo with a

black background in a show of support
for school.

This past weekend marked the
series' first stop in the Commonwealth
since that April 16th day.
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*CG locator Richmond
Courtesy Damian Salas - VT In prerace cermonies, Virginia
drivers Jeff and Ward Burton, Elliott
Sadler and Denny Hamlin presented Tech
football coach Frank Beamer with a
check for $120,000 from NASCAR for the
Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. Beamer
spoke at the drivers' meeting, met with
Governor Tim Kaine and received another
$40 thousand from the Richmond
International Raceway for the fund.

There were all of signs for
support for the Hokie Nation from the
VT painted on the infield - to the
special helmet worn by Ward Burton to
the VT on the hood of Burton's car.

that featured an amazing picture
on the back of it of Burress Hall with
silhouetted rose in the foreground.